Karen Dean – Whats My Scene

Review Scene: Flow Festival, Helsinki 14-16 August 2026 by Karen Dean

August 27, 2026 Karen Dean

Sure, the flight from Australia to Helsinki was long and tiring, but it was well worth the journey to attend Flow Festival in Suvilahti, Helsinki, on a perfect Finnish afternoon, alongside 32,000 Finnish and international festivalgoers.

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Review Scene: Suede, Sentrum Scene, Oslo, 23rd August 2026 by Karen Dean

August 26, 2026 Karen Dean

What better way to be introduced to the music scene at Sentrum Scene in Oslo than to see and review Suede, oneof my favourite English rock bands from the 1990s? An hour before the band took to the stage, die-hard Suede fans from Norway and around […]

Review Scene: The Meltdown, The Night Cat, 31st July 2026 by Karen Dean

August 6, 2026 Karen Dean

If Melbourne’s live music scene has a best-kept secret, The Meltdown is surely one of its strongest contenders. Performing at The Night Cat, the Melbourne-based band delivered a polished set that confirmed its reputation as one of Australia’s finest […]

Review Scene: Pretty Woman, The Musical, Melbourne Premiere, Regent Theatre, 16th July 2026 by Karen Dean

July 16, 2026 Karen Dean

What a treat it was to see one of my all-time favourite films brought to the stage as a musical for the first time in Melbourne. There’s always a sense of apprehension when a much-loved […]

Review Scene: Tubular Bells in Concert – 50th Anniversary World Tour, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, 3rd June 2026 by Karen Dean

June 4, 2026 Karen Dean

An Evening of Musical Brilliance: Tubular Bells Live in Melbourne Few albums have left as profound a mark on popular music as Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. More than five decades after its release, the work […]

Review Scene: The Waterboys Palais Theatre, 16th May 2026 by Karen Dean

May 17, 2026 Karen Dean

The Waterboys Deliver a Powerful Night The Waterboys fans were out in force for the long-awaited 2026 Australian tour, and in true Waterboys style, the performance proved well worth the wait. From the opening number […]

Review Scene: Waitress The Musical, Australian Premiere, Her Majesty’s Theatre, 7th May 2026 by Karen Dean

May 8, 2026 Karen Dean

Live theatre enthusiasts have long awaited the arrival of Waitress The Musical to Australian stages, and this production certainly did not disappoint. Based on the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelly, the musical features original music […]

Review Scene: Illuminate Adelaide 2026: A Winter Playground of Light, Sound and Immersion, Abbotsford Convent, 21 April 2026 by Karen Dean

April 27, 2026 Karen Dean

Opening the preview of the Illuminate Adelaide program was a creative work by Adelaide-based composer Hilary Kleinig, alongside pianist Erik Griswold, recognised for his innovative piano techniques, and creative coder Steve Berrick. The piece explored […]

Review Scene: Marlon Williams, Live at the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, 6th March 2026 by Karen Dean

March 7, 2026 Karen Dean

Opening the evening was Kee’ahn, a First Nations artist of Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, who delivered a soft, reflective indie-soul performance. Her gentle vocal style created a calm and thoughtful beginning […]

Review Scene: 27 Club Live, Royal Botanical Gardens, 11th January 2026

January 14, 2026 Karen Dean

Ask any Melbourne rock fan what they’d rather be doing on a balmy Sunday evening, and few could imagine anything better than gathering with like-minded souls in the Royal Botanic Gardens — soaking up the atmosphere, sitting […]

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